"DRE" 2008 Obituary

DREES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-05 published
DREES,
Torsten▼ "
Hoss▼"
Son, brother, friend, mentor, entrepreneur, and beloved uncle,
Hoss 46, passed away unexpectedly on Christmas morning, at his
home in Toronto.
Hoss was, above all, a singular individual with a zest and passion
for living that inspired others. Hoss created so many memories.
He will be greatly missed and never forgotten by all those whom
he touched with his warm laugh, enthusiasm and big heart. Hoss
would never want family and Friends to mourn his death or shed
tears, but rather to celebrate his life, which he enjoyed to
the fullest.
Hoss is survived by his mother Rose, brother Jens, sister-in-law
Helen, beloved nephews Daniel, Nicholas and Noah, and by a legion
of Friends, most notably Mike King, "Buddy" Johnson and Lorne
Memory.
The family would like to welcome you to visitation at Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2: 00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m.
on Friday, January 11, 2008.
In lieu of flowers, and in memory of Hoss, donations may be made
to the Children's Wish Foundation, 95 Bayly Street West, Unit
#404, Ajax, Ontario L1S 7K8. Condolences and memories may be
forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.

DREES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-09 published
DREES,
Torsten▲ "
Hoss▲"
Son, brother, friend, mentor, entrepreneur, and beloved uncle,
Hoss 46, passed away unexpectedly on Christmas morning, at his
home in Toronto.
Hoss was, above all, a singular individual with a zest and passion
for living that inspired others. Hoss created so many memories.
He will be greatly missed and never forgotten by all those whom
he touched with his warm laugh, enthusiasm and big heart. Hoss
would never want family and Friends to mourn his death or shed
tears, but rather to celebrate his life, which he enjoyed to
the fullest.
Hoss is survived by his mother Rose, brother Jens, sister-in-law
Helen, beloved nephews Daniel, Nicholas and Noah, and by a legion
of Friends, most notably Mike King, "Buddy" Johnson and Lorne
Memory.
The family would like to welcome you to visitation at Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2: 00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m.
on Friday, January 11, 2008.
In lieu of flowers, and in memory of Hoss, donations may be made
to the Children's Wish Foundation, 95 Bayly Street West, Unit #404,
Ajax, Ontario L1S 7K8. Condolences and memories may be forwarded
through www.humphreymiles.com.

DREESEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-09 published
MORDUSH,
Frank
Born July 25, 1937, passed away July 8, 2008, in his 71st year.
Beloved son of the late John and Jenny
MORDUSH.
Loving husband
of Thyra CLARK-
MORDUSH
(MARKLE.) Survived by daughter Tina, sons
Rob and John, grandchildren Becky and Chandel and brother Joe (Dorthey)
MORDUSH of London. Leaving behind daughter-in-law Maryanne
CLARK
of Stratford and 2 grandchildren Chantell
CLARK
(Charlie) of
Lucan and Chad
CLARK of Seaforth. Predeceased by one grand_son Kyle
CLARK.
Also survived by step-son Robert
CLARK of Walton and mother-in-law
Janet MARKLE of Stratford. Dear brother-in-law of Paul (Loma)
MARKLE of Waterloo, Margo
DREESEN of Kitchener, Theresa (Jack)
CHAUSSIE of Stratford, Larry (Kathy)
MARKLE of Stratford, and
Roger MARKLE of Woodstock. Also remembered by many nieces, nephews and
Friends. Frank was a longtime mechanic for Coca Cola Ltd. Family and
Friends will be received at the Evans Funeral Home, 648 Hamilton
Road (1 block east of Egerton), on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral service will be conducted in the Evans Chapel on Friday,
July 11, 2008, at 1: 00 p.m. with Frank's brother-in-law Pastor
Roger MARKLE officiating followed by cremation with interment
in Harrington Cemetery at a later date. Donations to the Canadian
Cancer Society or charity of your choice would be appreciated
by the family. Online condolences can be expressed at www.evansfh.ca
A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Mr.
MORDUSH

DREIMANIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-13 published
'The Sibelius of Latvia' made his mark in Canada as a composer
and teacher
He fled his homeland at the end of the Second World War and settled
in Toronto in 1951 to produce a steady stream of symphonies,
concertos, cantatas and chamber music
By Ken WINTERS,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S9
Talivaldis
KENINS was a major musical figure in the latter half
of the 20th century, both retroactively in his native Latvia
and pro-actively in Canada.
He arrived in Canada in 1951 to serve as organist and choirmaster
of the Latvian congregation of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in
Toronto, and stayed on to carve out a career as a teacher, conductor,
performer and composer. A professor emeritus of the Toronto's
faculty of music, he was celebrated for his chamber music as
well as for composing symphonies, concertos, cantatas and for
the organ.
Prof. KENINS was born into a cultivated Latvian family. His mother
was a writer, while his father was a lawyer, diplomat, politician
and nationalist who would later die in a Soviet gulag.
Young Tali, as he was called, began playing the piano when he
was 5, but as he said, "music was never forced on me because
I was not expected to be a musician." Instead, everyone anticipated
he would become a diplomat. With that career in mind, he was
sent to the Lycée de Grenoble, in France, where he graduated
in 1939. He returned home to Riga, where he turned instead to
music and took up studies at the Latvian State Conservatory.
He was compelled to leave Latvia when the Soviet Union occupied
Latvia at the end of the Second World War.
He returned to France, where he won a scholarship to the Conservatoire
de Paris. In 1950, his Cello Sonata, which he composed for his
graduation, had its premiere at the Salle Gaveau concert hall
in Paris by French cellist Maurice Gendron.
After graduating, he had some difficulty making a living. By
that time, he had fallen in love with Valda
DREIMANIS, a young
countrywoman he had met in Paris. They married and were soon
expecting their first child. He was playing the piano in bars
to keep bread on the table when a letter arrived from Canada
offering a job as organist and choirmaster at the St. Andrew's
Latvian Lutheran Church on Jarvis Street in Toronto.
The KENINS soon set sail for Canada. They arrived in Halifax
in November, 1951, and took the train to snow-covered Toronto
to begin their new life.
The salary at St. Andrew's was nominal, and to supplement it
Prof. KENINS took a job delivering refrigerators and stoves for
Simpson's, the department store. Desperate, he asked for a meeting
with Arnold
WALTER, the director of the newly established faculty
of music at the University of Toronto. Celebrated Canadian tenor
Edward JOHNSON, now chairman of the board of the Royal Conservatory
of Music in Toronto, was also at the meeting. Both men agreed
that he should join the faculty of music to teach composition,
contrapuntal techniques and keyboard harmony at an annual salary
of $2,000.
Thus began a teaching career that Prof.
KENINS considered as
important as his writing. Composer John
BECKWITH became his closest
colleague on the faculty. "He and I were appointed to the University
of Toronto faculty of music in the same year, 1952," Prof.
BECKWITH
said. "I had just returned from studying in France. Tali had
spent the immediate postwar years at the Conservatoire in Paris,
in the same class as Pierre Boulez. He was the only colleague
with whom I could enjoy habitually conversing in French."
Prof. KENINS, who became a Canadian citizen in 1956, went on
to teach such pupils as pianists Arthur Ozolins and William Aide,
musicologist Walter Kemp and composers Edward Laufer, Bruce Mather
and Ben McPeek, plus a generation of younger composers.
He continued along his twin paths as teacher and composer with
unflagging ebullience until 1984, when he retired as professor
emeritus. His composing, however, continued apace.
Prof. BECKWITH, who retired from University of Toronto as professor
emeritus six years later, said Prof.
KENINS excelled as a pianist
and improviser. "What Tali had was craft. He had it up to his
eyebrows. He was at home in counterpoint and fugue. He had that
fluency that all composers strive for but many find hard to achieve."
His compositions deserve to be better known, said Prof.
BECKWITH.
"In Latvia, despite his emigration, Tali became known as the
country's national composer, like Neilsen in Denmark or Tubin
in Estonia. He was also the Latvian Sibelius, with eight superb
symphonies in his output. Symphonies, I might add, which Canada's
major orchestras have ignored, a fact I find not surprising but
absolutely appalling."
The Eighth Symphony, commissioned for the Latvian Song Festival
in Toronto, had a major role for concert organ, to take advantage
of the Gabriel Kney organ at Roy Thomson Hall, where the work
was premiered in 1986.
Latvian-Canadian pianist Arthur Ozolins is a champion of Prof.
KENINS's
music. He plays all four piano sonatas, including the Schumann
Paraphrase, and the concertos. He has recorded the First Sonata,
and he gave the premiere of the Concerto for Piano with Strings
and Percussion in 1991 at Roy Thomson Hall. Mr. Ozolins hears
the influence of French composer Olivier Messaien in these works,
but points out Prof.
KENINS's highly personal use of the octatonic
scale (alternating semi-tones and tones) and his fondness for
discords of the seventh and the minor second.
Mr.Ozolins was a pupil and protégé of Prof.
KENINS since his
arrival in Canada in 1958. "He treated me almost as a son. He
loved to spend his summers in a cottage in Wiarton, on Georgian
Bay, where he did most of his composing. His wife was not much
interested in music, but she was a superb cook… and she babied
KENINS. I spent a summer with them and it was an idyllic time.
I remember his younger son, Andy, who then was about 15, copying
his dad's manuscripts in the most beautiful, meticulous hand
in India ink."
The elder son, the cellist George
KENINS, also remembers an earlier
summer, when he was in his mid-teens, sight-reading with his
father the Beethoven cello sonatas. "We would also do solfège
to Bach fugues. So when I got to the University of Toronto, I
was ready. He was a teacher to me, but I was seldom aware of
it. His aim was to make his pupils think in music for themselves."
He said his father always composed to order. "He agreed with
Hindemith, who said, 'The muse has learned to be prompt.' He
also didn't like revising things. He would rather write a new
piece. He wasn't attracted by the wave of minimalism which swept
up composers of the time. He said, 'I am not a minimalist; I
am a maximalist.' "
Prof. KENINS also liked to say he was not an innovator, but a
follower. "But as a follower, I try to put in as much as I can
of my own mind, my spirit and my message… But I can tell you
I learned a very great deal indeed from my teachers… I also always
followed the advice of Jean Cocteau, who said 'The great masters
are inimitable; therefore, imitate them.' My model was Maurice
Ravel. His aim was, in the minimum of time, to say important
things."
For all that, Prof.
KENINS said that in writing symphonies, he
chose to take new paths in different directions. "The Third was
a stepping stone, when I realized I was able to express my priorities
in music and drama in a symphonic language," he said. "In the
Fourth, I set out to find whether the latest devices, or catalogues
of devices, would fit my musical thinking.
"They have said in France and Canada, and now in Latvia, that
KENINS has lots of craft. I hope that, besides the craft, there
is some talent and some music, too."
Prof. KENINS received Latvia's highest honour, the Order of the
Three Stars.
In 1994, he finished what he vowed was his last large work, the
Nonet, subtitled L'Ultima Sinfonia. He had spent eight years
on it and declared that it included all he knew and had to say.
"You know, Copland said, 'To write one minute of music is nothing,
but to write two minutes is already more complicated.' Here,
I have written a 40-minute work, and that was extremely complicated
and very exhausting. So this will be the last."
Four years later, however, he was inspired to write his Viola
Concerto. Commissioned by the great violist Rivka Golani, at
her request, it was premiered by her in 2000. The work really
was his last.
He was, according to Latvian composer Peteris Plakidis, a witty
writer of music. "His music is full of self-irony, just like
the man. He said, 'I don't like my own compositions very much,
but I like terribly to compose them.' "
Talivaldis
KENINS was born in Liepaja, Latvia, on April 23, 1919.
He died of pneumonia in Toronto on January 21, 2008. He was 88.
He was predeceased by his wife, Valda, in 2006. He is survived
by his sons George and Andy and his grandchildren Aleks, Amanda,
Laura, Christie and Daina.

DRENNAN o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-01-05 published
WEBER,
J.Ward
Passed away peacefully on Thursday January 3, 2008 at his residence
Knollcrest Lodge, Milverton. Ward was born in Waterloo Township,
94 years ago a
son of the late Milton G. and Susanna
(SWARTZ)
WEBER.
He was a member of St. Peters Lutheran Church, Milverton. Ward
had farmed with his wife Dorothy at R.R.#2 Baden for many years.
Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Erma
STOLTZ who predeceased
him March 17, 2001. Loving father of Charlotte and Chuck
SCHIEDEL
of New Hamburg and David and Kathy
WEBER of Sauble Beach. Sadly
missed by grandchildren Cindy
FORTUNA,
Tracey and Steve
PERSCHBACHER,
Michael and Kay
WEBER,
Tricia and Shawn
DRENNAN and by great-grandchildren
Katherine, Joseph, Sarah, Ellen, Rachel, Leanne, Craig, Janessa,
Bethany, and Jeremy. Lovingly remembered by brother Stewart and
Marion WEBER of London, sisters-in-law Reta
STOLTZ of Waterloo
and Ludena
WILTSE of Kitchener. Also remembered by Michael
FORTUNA
and a number of nieces and nephews. Ward was predeceased by sister
Myrtle and husband Cleason
SCHNIEDER/SNIDER/SNYDER.
Friends and relatives may call
at Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron Street, New Hamburg on Sunday
January 6, 2008 from 2-5 p.m. The funeral service will be held
on Monday January 7, 2008 at the funeral home at 11: 00 a.m. with
Rev. Robert
BUGBEE officiating. Private burial in Memory Gardens,
Breslau. As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to
Knollcrest Lodge, Milverton or the charity of one's choice.

DRENNAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-08 published
DOAN,
DorisElva (née
SAYLOR)
75, of Tavistock passed away in the Stratford General Hospital
on Thursday, March 6, 2008. She was born in Mosa Township, Middlesex
County on March 15, 1932 a daughter of the late Isaac Roy
SAYLOR
and the former Elva Mae
TUNKS.
Doris was a member of Bethel Pentecostal
Church in Stratford; was a Past President of Women's Aglow and
had been a long time volunteer at the House of Blessing and L'Arche
in Stratford. She married Donald Percy
DOAN at Bothwell on July 1,
1950. He predeceased her on September 22, 2000. She was also
predeceased by her son, Paul
DOAN.
Doris is survived by two sons,
David DOAN and Suzanne
BROADBENT of Mississauga, Tim and wife
Janie DOAN of Tavistock; two daughters, Joanne
VERSTEEG and Chuck
DRENNAN of Woodstock, Wendy and husband Ed
BISSADA of Toronto
five grandchildren, Raymond
VERSTEEG,
TedBISSADA, Will
BISSADA,
Kate DOAN and Liam
DOAN; one great-grand_son, Braden
WALTHAM
one brother, Ken and wife
LindaSAYLOR of Bothwell; two sisters
Betty McMILLAN of Tavistock, Bev and husband Clive
HAMILTON of
Sarnia; sisters-in-law, Edna
RINGROSE of Kenora, Donna
ADAM/ADAMS
of LaGrange, Georgia and Helen
DOAN of Saint Thomas. Besides her
husband, son and parents she was predeceased by her brother,
Donald SAYLOR; her sisters-in-law, Shirley
SAYLOR-
McMASTER and
brothers-in-law, Don
McMILLAN,
JoeMcMASTER, Ted
RINGROSE, Wes
DOAN, and Pete
ADAM/ADAMS.
Relatives and Friends will be received
in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock Street North, Tavistock
on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will
be held in Bethel Pentecostal Church, 2988 Ontario Street, Stratford
on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 1: 30 p.m. Pastor Charles
SWARTWOOD
will officiate. Interment in South Easthope Cemetery, Shakespeare.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Juvenile Diabetes
Association, Bethel Pentecostal Church or the Multiple Sclerosis
Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Francis
Funeral Home by calling 1-519-655-2431.

DRENNAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-17 published
MATTHEWS,
RalphWilliam
Peacefully surrounded by his family at Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 after a courageous battle
with cancer, Ralph William
MATTHEWS of R.R.#3, Auburn in his
75th year. He is survived by his beloved wife
Doreen
(BLACK)
of 51 years and his children Judy and John
HICKEY of Goderich,
Linda and Ray
McNICHOL of Listowel, Roger and Kendra
MATTHEWS
of Nile, Val and Henry
VANROOY of Zurich, Lorie and Ken
HURMAN
of Durham. Also survived by his brothers and sisters Bernice
DRENNAN,
Lois and Raymond
HAGGITT, Joyce and Larry
BLACK, Gordon
MATTHEWS and step-brother to Lorne
HACKETT and Belle
HACKETT.
Son-in-law of Grace
BLACK.
Brother-in-law of Bryan and Jean
BLACK,
Paul and Connie
BLACK.
Dearly loved grandfather of Crystal and
Ray Dalton, Mark and Melissa
HICKEY, Ryan and Brianne
McNICHOL,
Elise and Morgan
MATTHEWS,
Corey and Kurtis
VANROOY, Amanda
and Nichole
HURMAN and great-grandfather of Owen and Taylor Dalton
and Madisyn
HICKEY.
Predeceased by his parents Ruby and Henry
MATTHEWS, step-father Cliff
HACKETT, brother-in-law Henry
DRENNAN,
step-brother Chester
HACKETT and father-in-law Victor
BLACK.
The family will receive Friends at the McCallum and Palla Funeral
Home, Cambria Rd. at East Street, Goderich, on Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Tuesday morning
at 11: 00. Interment Dungannon Cemetery. Donations to Nile United
Church or Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation Connecticut
Fund gratefully acknowledged. Friends may sign the book of condolences
at www.mccallumpalla.ca

DRENNAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-11 published
HOLMAN,
Aldeen (née
FITZGERALD)
Passed away peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
on Thursday July 10, 2008. She resided at Country Manor Retirement
Facility, Thedford and was formerly of Monkton. Aldeen was born
84 years ago in Mitchell, a daughter of the late Roy and Nettie
(BALFOUR)
FITZGERALD.
She was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church
Monkton and prior to retirement was a registered nurse at Listowel
Memorial Hospital for over 25 years. Beloved wife of the late
James HOLMAN who predeceased her in 1977. Loving mother of Faye
and her husband Bob
SLATTER of Port Franks. Special grandma of
Jeff and Terri
COOK of London, Joe
COOK and Jessica
VANLINDONK
of Port Franks. Also remembered by Mike
SLATTER and Charlotte
DRENNAN, many nieces and nephews and the Lawrence and Cook families.
Predeceased by sons-in-law Dennis A.
LAWRENCE and
J. Dennis A.
COOK.
Aldeen's family invites relatives and Friends to share
their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street,
Atwood, on Saturday, July 12, 2008 from 9: 30 a.m. until time
of the funeral service at 11: 00 a.m. Interment in Elma Centre
Cemetery, Atwood. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations
to Knox Presbyterian Church, Canadian Cancer Society or a charity
of choice would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged
by calling the funeral home at 519-356-2382 or www.brennemanfuneralhome.ca

DRENNAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-20 published
WOLFE,
JosephEdmund
Late in the evening of Tuesday, June 17, at Sunnybrook Hospital.
Joe is survived by his wife of 52 years, Willa
TAILOR/TAYLOR, his sister,
Sandra EMERSON, and four grateful couples who knew him as both
father and friend, Bill and his wife Janice, Charlotte and her
husband Gary
COOKE,
Elizabeth and her husband Garth
JOPLING,
and Edmund and his wife Liliana. Joe was also the beloved grandfather
- a role he cherished - to Laura, Andrew, Sydney and Calum (and
a fifth who is on the way, name pending). He treasured being
UncleJoe to Bruce, Brian, and Douglas
EMERSON.
Joe also had
a special relationship with his late uncle, Jack
DRENNAN, who's
wife Miriam maintained that special bond. During his year-long
battle with cancer, all those who knew him were inspired by his
perseverance, stoicism, selflessness, and enduring sense of humour.
The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home -
A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue
East), on Saturday, June 21st where a Memorial Service will be
held at 12 noon. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or The Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family.

DRENNAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2008-03-14 published
MARSELLA,
Bridget "
Bridie"
Peacefully at Community Care Nursing Home on Thursday, March 13,
2008 in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Emilio (Bob).
Dear mother of Carlo and his wife
Linda,Patrick,AnnDRENNAN
and her husband Bill, Cathy
ENGLISH and her husband Jack and
Noël and his wife Cheryl. Nana to Debbie, Kelly, Drew, Sean,
Jennifer, Sarah, Mike, Amanda, Katie, Matt and Patrick. Predeceased
by her grand_son Brian. Sadly missed by her sister Mary
McCARTHY
and her family. Visitation will be held at the McEachnie Funeral
Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, (Ajax) 905-428-8488
on Friday, March 14, 2008 from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be celebrated from St. Isaac Jogues
Roman Catholic Church (1148 Finch Avenue, Pickering) on Saturday,
March 15, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment to follow at Pine Ridge
Memorial Gardens. If desired, memorial donations may be made
to the Alzheimer Society and would be greatly appreciated by
the family. A Book of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca

DRESSER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-26 published
DRESSER,
GeraldAllan
Of Leamington, formerly of St. Clair Beach, born 23 October 1917,
died in his sleep 23 July 2008. Predeceased by his wife of 57 years,
Helen Jean
(BAUMAN/BOWMAN,) parents, Ivan and Cora, and sister, Dorothy.
Gerry is survived by sons, Alan (Aileen), Robert (Nadine) and
Mark (Bruce), granddaughters, Blythe, Justine, Alison, Katherine,
Jocelyn, Alexandra, and his girlfriend, Kathy
DAROWSKI. He will
be greatly missed by family and Friends. Gerry served in the
Essex Scottish Regiment during World War 2 as a Training Officer
and was severely injured in an explosion, the consequences of
which he endured throughout his life. Wounded and bleeding, Gerry
assisted others first, saving a private's life, before being
treated himself. On return to Canada, Gerry was involved in the
chemical and metals industries for most of his career. He organized
the Porchlight Fundraising Campaign, which led to the establishment
of the University of Windsor. He was an active member of the
Windsor Curling Club, Beach Grove, the American Society of Metals,
the Moramos Shrine, AKO Fraternity, Border Cities Lodge,
Kinsmen and K-40 Clubs and the Stroke Recovery Association. An
avid golfer and curler, Gerry greatly enjoyed life boating and
fishing on Lake St. Clair, golfing at Beach Grove, entertaining
Friends and family at his Pike Creek home of forty years, and
contributing to the several service organizations he had joined
throughout his life. He was a long-standing member of the Tecumseh
United Church. Visitation at the Reid Funeral Home, 14 Russell
Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
Service to celebrate Gerry's life at the Leamington United Church,
9 John Street on Monday 28 July 2008 at 10 a.m. Rev. Sharon
WILLIS-
WHITWELL
officiating. Interment Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made by cheque to the Shriners'
Children's Hospital or the Stroke Recovery Association. Friends
may send condolences at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

DREVNIG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-11 published
RUBINOFF,
David▼
On Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Baycrest Hospital at the age of
95. Devoted and adoring husband of Rachel for 72 years. Greatly
loved, admired and respected by his children Robert (Espie),
Penny, Jeffrey (Betty), and Philip, and grandchildren Leba, Dan,
Matt, Robyn (Rick), and Jeremy, a role model to them all. Great-grandfather
to Tyler. Brother of the late Ann
DREVNIG.
Businessman▼ and philanthropist.
A kind and caring man. David came to Canada from Russia at the
age of ten. In 1939 he moved to London, Ontario with his wife
Rachel where he achieved much success. He was founder and Chairman
of Commonwealth Holiday Inns which he grew to become Canada's
then largest hotel company. He was an enterprising real estate
developer, most notably of the White Oaks Mall in London. He
was a leader and major supporter of the London Jewish community
and as well contributed to many London organizations and institutions.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of The University of
Western Ontario although he himself had never finished high school.
In 1985 David and Rachel moved to Toronto to be with their children
and grandchildren who were the most important part of their lives.
He has been a major contributor to Toronto organizations such
as Mount Sinai Hospital and Baycrest. There will be a graveside
service on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 12: 30 p.m. at Beth Tzedec
Memorial Park, 5822 Bathurst Street. Please direct memorial donations
to Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation, 416-586-8203 or the Baycrest
Foundation, 416-785-2875.

DREVNIG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-10 published
RUBINOFF,
David▲
On Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Baycrest Hospital at the age of
95. Devoted and adoring husband of Rachel for 72 years. Greatly
loved, admired and respected by his children Robert (Espie),
Penny, Jeffrey (Betty), and Philip, and grandchildren Leba, Dan,
Matt, Robyn (Rick), and Jeremy, a role model to them all. Great-grandfather
to Tyler. Brother of the late Ann
DREVNIG.
Businessman▲ and philanthropist.
A kind and caring man. David came to Canada from Russia at the
age of ten. In 1939 he moved to London, Ontario with his wife
Rachel where he achieved much success. He was founder and Chairman
of Commonwealth Holiday Inns which he grew to become Canada's
then largest hotel company. He was an enterprising real estate
developer, most notably of the White Oaks Mall in London. He
was a leader and major supporter of the London Jewish community
and as well contributed to many London organizations and institutions.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of The University of
Western Ontario although he himself had never finished high school.
In 1985 David and Rachel moved to Toronto to be with their children
and grandchildren who were the most important part of their lives.
He has been a major contributor to Toronto organizations such
as Mount Sinai Hospital and Baycrest. There will be a graveside
service on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 12: 30 p.m. at Beth Tzedec
Memorial Park, 5822 Bathurst Street. Please direct memorial donations
to Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation, 416-586-8203 or the Baycrest
Foundation, 416-785-2875.

DREW o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-09 published
ELDRED,
Edward▼Grenville▼Peacefully▼ at his home on Monday July 7, 2008. Ed
ELDRED of St.
Catherines▼ in his 59th year. Loving brother of Marsha
WOODS and
her husband Al
DREW of Meaford. Ed will be sadly missed by his
many cousins, Friends, and associates in St. Catharines and Owen
Sound.▼Predeceased▼ by his parents Grenville and Doris (née
NICHOLSON)
ELDRED. A memorial service for Ed will be announced at a later
date. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation,
Canadian Diabetes Association, or to AIDS Niagara would be
appreciated and may be made through Tannahill Funeral Home (519-376-3710),
1178 4th Ave. West, Owen Sound N4K 4W5.

DREW o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-24 published
ELDRED,
Edward▲Grenville▲Peacefully▲ at his home on Monday July 7, 2008. Ed
ELDRED of St.
Catherines▲ in his 59th year. Loving brother of Marsha
WOODS and
her husband Al
DREW of Meaford. Ed will be sadly missed by his
many cousins, Friends, and associates in St. Catharines and Owen
Sound.▲Predeceased▲ by his parents Grenville and Doris (née
NICHOLSON)
ELDRED. A Memorial Service will be held in the chapel of the
Tannahill Funeral Home on Saturday July 26, 2008 at 11 o'clock
with visitation 1 hour prior to service time. Memorial donations
to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association,
or to AIDS Niagara would be appreciated and may be made through
Tannahill Funeral Home (519-376-3710), 1178 4th Ave. West, Owen
Sound N4K 4W5

DREW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2008-03-13 published
SHAW,
Richard "
Dick"
Peacefully at Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg on Monday,
March 10, 2008 at 71 years of age. Loving husband of Joan. Dear
father of Karyn
DREW
(Jamie.)
Grandpa of Tayler and Austin
DREW.
Dear father of Richard (Fely)
SHAW.
Much loved step-father of
Linda MAGEE (Bob). Special "Pops" of Stephen and Laura
MAGEE.
He will be especially missed by his sister-in-law Glady (Garlie)
VINE and family. Memorial Service will be held at the Roadhouse and
Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket on Saturday,
March 15, 2008 at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior. In
lieu of flowers, donations to the Northumberland Hills Hospital
Foundation or the Toronto General Hospital Transplant Centre
would be appreciated.